Vanessa Paolella is a staff writer at the Sun Journal primarily covering local education. Before joining the Sun Journal in 2021, she interned for the paper twice and led the Bates College student newspaper, The Bates Student. Vanessa graduated from Bates College with a bachelor of science in geology in 2021 and wrote her senior thesis on water quality changes in the Androscoggin River from 1930 to 2019.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2022
Lewiston Superintendent proposes 8.6% spending increase, aims to reduce with School Committee
The School Committee will need to remove items from the budget or raise taxes to make up for the $5.3 million shortfall present in the proposal.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
Turner-based school district to immediately go mask optional
The vote drew several dozen attendees.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
Auburn school budget proposal would increase property tax rate by 58 cents
About 60% of the increase is linked to the new Edward Little High School.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2022
Auburn schools adopt optional masking starting March 9
The unanimous vote was in line with Maine Center for Disease Control guidelines released Wednesday.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2022
Greene residents submit petition to expand transfer station hours, create process to remove town officials
The document comes nine months after the transfer station was closed on Sundays.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2022
Auburn schools health and safety subcommittee to recommend continuing universal masking
The School Committee has the final say on masking policies.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2022
Juneteenth becomes paid holiday in Lewiston schools
Juneteenth, which is celebrated on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Lewiston School Committee votes for masks optional
The 7-2 decision will be effective on March 14 barring changes by the superintendent.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Legislators hear arguments for, against upgrading Androscoggin River classification
Upgrading the river would mean raising the minimum water quality standards the state is required to maintain by law.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2022
Car collides with house in Durham as snow falls Friday
In total, Lewiston and Auburn received nearly half a foot of snow.
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